Love Light in Flight
"Love Light in Flight" | ||||
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Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
from the album The Woman in Red | ||||
B-side | "It's More Than You (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | November 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 6:54 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stevie Wonder | |||
Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder | |||
Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Light in Flight" is a song written, produced, and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1984, from The Woman in Red soundtrack. It peaked at number 4 on Billboard Black Singles, number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart, and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 for February 2, 1985.[1]
Cash Box called it a return to "sultry funk" that "is certain to delight those Stevie fans (few though they might be) who found 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' a trifle bland compared to vintage Wonder."[2] Billboard similarly said that "old fans may find this one even more enticing than 'I Just Called...'"[3]
Personnel
- Stevie Wonder - synthesizer, drums, vocals
- Lenny Castro - congas
- Antoinette Wood, Finis Henderson, III, Gene VanBuren, Judy Cheeks, Lynn Davis, Portia Griffin, Susaye Greene, Windy Barnes - backing vocals
Charts
Chart (1984–85) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 27 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] | 1 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 39 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 54 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 43 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 44 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 4 |
References
- ^ "Stevie Wonder". Billboard.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 24, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Reviews". Billboard. November 24, 1984. p. 64. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9619." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9577." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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